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Description
Gustav Hasler,
signed letter,
1948.
signed letter,
1948.
Details
Signed letter from the Swiss mountaineer, Gustav Hasler (1877-1952), to the widow of fellow mountaineer, Edward Lisle Strutt (1874-1948), on his death in 1948. 'It was a great shock to hear the death of your husband...I was just going to invite Strutt to the Mittelegi again, where he seemed very happy...'.
Hasler was the first to climb several routes in the Alps. Strutt was Climbing Leader on the 1922 Everest Expedition and President of the Alpine Club, 1935-1938, as well as a distinguished soldier in the First World War.
Condition
Creases. Minor marks.
Postage
Tracked delivery within the UK is £5
Special Delivery is £10.
Signed For or Tracked postage within Europe is £12.
Signed For or Tracked postage throughout the rest of the world is £15
